Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-01

Office up to six O'Clock last night. Two
OF the men who have kept open houses
up to date have closed up and sought
,nore profitable bushes One of these
was Ohas. Broderson. The other kept
the place II door south of SIMPSONS
feed store on Douglas venue This last
named place will be reopened by an.
other party.
Yesterday completed the first year OF
The services Of Colonel East as receiver
OF tbe Ysnkton isnd office and the anu
versary was remembered by the colonel.
When the drawback of his politics is
considered the colonel is entitled 10 com
mendation for his success as an Office
holder. He has made q great many
friends during his years residence, has
performed his duties well,and has proved
himself q public spirited citizen. May
he stay in until the next president Is in.
augurated.
Mrs. Ii. r. Smith, of Chicago, n of
the most prominent members of the W.
o. T. u. OF illinois, who has been a guest
at j. H. Teller's residence for several,
weeks,entertained the Ysnkton w. O. Il.
o at the Congregational chapel yesterday
afternoon with an address upon the work
in the white CROSS temperance orgaaiza-
tion in Chicago. Tbs meeting was we'll
attended, and Mrs. Smiths rem srks were
listened to in an %appreoiatiye manner
Many valuable suggestions were made
by the lady which will be followed by
local temperance workers in their future
labors.
The Murphy-Coates fracas was pre-
llminatily examined in Judge Pratt's
court this forenoon. MIR Coates was
bound over in the sum of $3.50 to appear
before the grand jury. The rent money
over which the trouble arose was paid
by Mr.. Murphy to Mr.. Coates yesterday
afternoon, but it was too late to avert
the encounter which came yesterday
The man who looked in the window as
was mentioned yesterday placed his eye
to the glass Just too late He saw only
|tae finale, while but 9 moment before
Mr.. Coates had been walking on DR..
Murphy's COLLAR.
Yankton has been called upon to fur
nish SIX orators for the fourth of July
this year, and it may be remarked that
the city does this without difficulty and
has severaLhundred left over. On Mon
day next Hugh j. Campbell will tall
sedition at Armour, Phil X. Faulk vii
address Nebraska people at Wiegand'i
grove, L. B. French VIII discuss thu
beau.les of the American eagle at Tyn-
dali, VIM. Blatt will tell the Teutoni'
citizens of Yankton what they dom
know about the United States at thu
Turner picnic, aud Gov. A. J. Faulk vii
go to Faulkton, in Faux county, wher
he will speak to the citizens of the coun
ty which bears his name. Yankton j
happy over the fact that it can fill th
bill and more too.
To-day the law attaching a penalty o
sixteen per cent TO all delinquent ooun
ty taxes goes into effect and many or
the surprises which await the propert
owners who are tardy in paying mp
Two days of grace, however, have bee
allowed and people who pay up befor
four O'Clock tomorrow afternoon Wi
not be subjected to the penalty. Th
amount of delinquent taxes which ar
shown by the books of the treasurer G
Yankton county IS between $4,000 an
SIC, 600. To all taxes which shall b
delinquent upon the first day of Ootobe
.ElSS7, q penalty of twenty-seven per cen
will be added and it behooves peopl
who suffer the sixteen per cent penalt
to call on the treasurer and settl
up before October 1st.
AT an early hour this morning prais
ser vices we're being held within one
the city churches, which is snrrounde
by a lawn of richest green. From with
J in the building there came the harmt
nious strains of gospel songs. and thel
were evidently many people gRthere
: there who were thankful for fayors re
) ceived. While this order of things pre-
scented an admirable picture to IL
minds eye, there was visible upon tb
lawn outside an unusual scene. TIE
knelt upon the gross a woman, who's
humble attitude betokened abiect pen:
tence, before @ place where others wo
I shipped. The woman, whose featur
we're not visible, remained thus knee
ing, giving no heed to the stares
passers by, until the audience departe
r and then she quietly arose and left Il
! yard by q roundabout way.
Turner hall tonight Hills minstr
: and comedy company tonight.
It Independence Day Picnic.